Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-04
XIX. CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, February 3, 1887.
senate.

senate.
The credentials of Senator Whit
horne, showing his election by the
Legislature of Tennessee for the I'M
expired term ending March 4th next,
we're presented, and he took the oath of
Office under them. Cup to this time he
had held his seat under the Governors
appointment)
A resolution. offered last session by
Mr.. Ingalls,, to discharge the Commit
tee on Pensions from further conside-
ration Of the bill removing the limita-
ton on applications for arrears of pen
sions, was taken up, and Mr.. ingalls,
stated that his object was to have the
bill brought before the Senate for ac-
ton. The resolution was agreed to
ayes, 81; noes, 20.
Mr.. ingalls, stated that as the bill was
one of very great consequence, he wonld
not ask the Senate to vote on it in
stanter. He gave notice, however, that
early next week he would move that the
Senate proceed to its consideration.
The bill was placed on the calendar.
At 9 o'clock the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bill to prohibit
members of Congress from acting
as attorneys and employees for sub
sidized railroad companies.
Mr.. Evarts spoke at length in oppO-
sition to the bill He concluded his
speech at 4:15, and then, on motion of
Mr.. Hoar, the Senate went into secret
session, and at AS adjourned.
While the doors were still closed,
Mr.. Call introduced a resolution that
for the remainder of the session the
Senate meet daily at II A. NJ, and with
an hours recess, sit till 9. Laid over
without action.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported
the legislative, executive, and judicial
appropriation bill. Referred to Com
mittee of the Whole.
Mr.. Tucker, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported back Senate bill ex-
tending the time for filing French spoil
alton claims. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Rogers, from the same commit
tee, reported adversely the bill to ena-
bic the people to name their post
masters. Laid on the table.
In the morning hour Mr.. Oates. of
Alabama, on behalf of the Committee
on Revision of Laws, called up the bill
authorizing the appointment and pre-
scribing the compensation of clerks to
Senators and Representatives who are
not chairmen of committees.
Mr. Caldwell, of Tennessee, opposed
the bill. No Democrat was authOriZedtO
vote for the increased compensation-for
it was nothing more nor less than that.
The platform upon which the Demo-
cratic party had come into power was
"retrenchment and reform" Was it
retrenchment to add 800 persons to the
list of Office holders? Was it reform to
reach out and grab patronage? He saw
in the proposition disaster to members
and the grave of the Democratic party.
If there was any veto-thunder left III
the President he would bury this bill
under a tIip-hammer veto rather than
bury himself and his party by signing it.
Mr. Dougherty, of Florida, favored
the proposition, but thought it should
he amended 50 as not to take effect I'M
til the Fifty-frst Congress.
Mr.. Turner, OF Georgia, admitted
that the labors of members of Congress
were arduous, difficult, and embarrass-
ing, but thought it hardly consistent
with the professions of the Democratic
party that it should commit itself to a
measure intended merely to increase
the allowance of members.
Mr. Eden, of Illinois, moved to lay
the bill on the table. Agreed to-14l
to 1G5.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the pleuro-pneumonia
bill, the pending amendment being one
offered by Mr.. Cutcheon, of Michigan,
providing that experts and agents to be
appointed in pursuance of this act shall
be appointed under the civil-service
rules. LOst-l3 to Sc.
After q cosple of hours consumed
in an effort to limit the debate on the
bill, Mr.. Swinburne, of New York,
offered an amendment striking out the
provision for the destruction of dis
eased animals, and inserting in lieu
thereof provision that such animals
shall be quarantined and destroyed if
deemednecessary for scientific investiga-
ton by scientific experts, and the experts
shall provide such rules and regula-
tons as they deem necessary to best
prevent the spreading of the disease
and promote thorough investigation
and the understanding of its natu-
raj characteristics and consequences.
Agreed to-97 to 73.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, offered an
amendment reducing from three fourths
to one half the value of the animal
when sound, compensation for which
may be allowed owners of cattle fof
animals slaughtered under the provi-
sions of this act. Agreed to--110 to
Sc.
Without concluding the consideration
of the bill the committee rose, and the
House at 4.55 adjourned.